Shah Harish Kumar, Fathima Pananchikkaparambil Abdu, Rahi Manju, Saini Prasanta
ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre, Puducherry 605006, India.
Insects. 2025 Jun 6;16(6):598. doi: 10.3390/insects16060598.
Madhya Pradesh, a biodiversity-rich state in central India, reports sporadic non-indigenous leishmaniasis cases. Systematic entomological surveillance as part of molecular xenomonitoring in sand flies led to the discovery of a new species, ) n. sp. (Diptera: Psychodidae), from Johariya village in Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh, India. A systematic cross-sectional survey of sand flies was conducted in Bhopal, Sagar, and Hoshangabad districts of Madhya Pradesh. Standard collection methods were employed for two months, i.e., from July to August 2023. DNA barcoding targeting the mitochondrial Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene was performed, and the generated sequences were phylogenetically analyzed. () , a newly recorded sand fly species, is reported in this study. Its taxonomic relationship to other congeners of subgenus is discussed. COI barcoding and phylogenetic analysis established that the specimens fit into the same taxonomic group, exhibiting negligible gene flow within the population, while a 13.4% genetic distance from congeners establishes it as a separate species. Madhya Pradesh, with its rich biodiversity and favorable conditions for sand fly proliferation, lacks systematic entomological surveillance. This study enhances the knowledge of the state's sand fly fauna by reporting and providing a detailed morphological and molecular description of the new species.
中央邦是印度中部一个生物多样性丰富的邦，有散发性非本土利什曼病病例报告。作为白蛉分子异种监测一部分的系统昆虫学监测，导致在印度中央邦萨加尔区乔哈里亚村发现了一个新物种， 新物种（双翅目：毛蠓科）。在中央邦的博帕尔、萨加尔和霍尚阿巴德地区对白蛉进行了系统的横断面调查。采用标准采集方法，为期两个月，即2023年7月至8月。针对线粒体细胞色素c氧化酶亚基I（COI）基因进行了DNA条形码分析，并对生成的序列进行了系统发育分析。本研究报告了一种新记录的白蛉物种 。讨论了它与 亚属其他同属物种的分类关系。COI条形码分析和系统发育分析表明，这些标本属于同一分类群，种群内基因流动可忽略不计，而与同属物种13.4%的遗传距离使其成为一个独立的物种。中央邦生物多样性丰富，有利于白蛉繁殖，但缺乏系统的昆虫学监测。本研究通过报告并提供该新物种详细的形态学和分子描述，增进了对该邦白蛉动物群的了解。
